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Daviesia umbellulata

Daviesia umbellulata

1799
NMNH - Botany Dept.
Cross pendant

Cross pendant

Adornment/Jewelry
circa 1790
National Museum of the American Indian
Robert Cruickshank
Cradleboard cover (part)

Cradleboard cover (part)

Transportation Items: Baby carriers
circa 1800
National Museum of the American Indian
Prospectus of a course of lectures on some of the practical parts of the mathematics : viz. ... astronomy, geography, navigation ..., gunnery, and fortification / by John Playfair ..

Prospectus of a course of lectures on some of the practical parts of the mathematics : viz. ... astronomy, geography, navigation ..., gunnery, and fortification / by John Playfair ..

Electronic resources
1793
Smithsonian Libraries
Website Records, 2015

Website Records, 2015

Electronic records Collection descriptions
2015 Tokugawa period, 1600-1868
Smithsonian Institution Archives
Whaler's hat

Whaler's hat

Clothing/Garments: Headwear and Headdresses uu-uutahpuk
1780-1794
National Museum of the American Indian
Cross pendant

Cross pendant

Adornment/Jewelry
1780-1820
National Museum of the American Indian
K. Z. (K Z)
Sash/Belt

Sash/Belt

Clothing/Garments: Accessories
circa 1790
National Museum of the American Indian
Pipe tomahawk

Pipe tomahawk

Personal items
circa 1800
National Museum of the American Indian
Chef de piece

Chef de piece

printed, dyed & painted textiles Chef de piece
1770–90
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Chef de piece

Chef de piece

printed, dyed & painted textiles Chef de piece
1790–99
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Monumens de Paris

Monumens de Paris

printed, dyed & painted textiles Fragment Fragment
ca. 1815
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Portrait medallion

Portrait medallion

ceramics Decorative Arts Portrait medallion
1790
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
The Seizing of Mortimer

The Seizing of Mortimer

Print Print
1796
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Border

Border

lace Border
1750–99
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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